Diocese of Dinajpur Dioecesis Dinaipurensis দিনাজপুর এর বিশপের এলাকা | |
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Location | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Ecclesiastical province | Dhaka |
Metropolitan | Dhaka |
Statistics | |
Area | 17,500 km2 (6,800 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 16,827,061 54,082 (0.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1927 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Dinajpur |
Patron saint | Saint Francis Xavier |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sebastian Tudu |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Patrick D'Rozario, CSC |
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